Center Point News

Joel Ward of 6232 Jonathan's Way in Trussville searches through a huge debris pile on the street near his home looking for family belongings.

As a disaster recovery center in Oak Grove and two in Chilton County wind down their efforts, work has begun to open a new one in Perry County.

An estimated 19 of more than 30 electronic classroom smart boards at Center Point Elementary School are being salvaged and transferred to Erwin Elementary and Erwin Middle schools, where 620 Center Point students are attending classes since a Jan.

There is still a lot of work left to be done in Center Point for storm debris removal.

An outpouring of help is being offered to keep an elderly Center Point woman from being evicted.

Gary Burgess of Norris Lane in Oak Grove lost his house and a collection of Christmas lights that numbered close to 500,000 and five out buildings to the January 23rd tornado.

Who: Yvonnda Stephens, 41, of Irondale. She works at Blue Cross Blue Shield as a customer service specialist.

Brian Wheeler, 31, owned his home in Center Point for 17 years . Brian and 3 other family members survived the tornado in their downstairs den even though the house was blown from its foundation.

An elderly woman in Jefferson County says she's on the verge of being put out on the street for what she says is out of her control.

Help is on the way for the estimated 15 hundred homeowners affected by the tornadoes.

Center Point Elementary School students settle into their new home at Erwin Elementary School in Center Point, Ala., on Wednesday, Feb.

Tarped roofs on homes in the Georgebrook neighborhood in Clay. Hundreds of roofs are tarped after the tornado hit.

Joel Ward of 6232 Jonathan's Way in Trussville searches through a huge debris pile on the street near his home looking for family belongings.

Joel Ward of 6232 Jonathan's Way in Trussville searches through a huge debris pile on the street near his home looking for family belongings.

A week after an EF3 tornado tore through parts of Jefferson County, some business owners are re-opening their stores.

Center Point High School students have one less day than the rest of the students in the tornado-damaged Center Point area to be out of school.

Michelle Davis, acting branch manager at the Center Point Post Office, helps Beverly Brown and Trincess Coleman get their mail.

It's been one week since tornadoes rattled Center Point. And piles of debris can be found throughout the area.

Joel Ward of 6232 Jonathan's Way in Trussville searches through a huge debris pile on the street near his home looking for family belongings.

Lori and Chris Theriot pose with their dog Dawson in front of their home in Clay, Ala., on Friday, Jan.